by Vanessa | Mar 22, 2026 | Insights
Why organizations lose clarity and momentum when no one owns positioning, messaging, and strategic narrative. In most organizations, narrative decisions are made constantly. How the company describes its direction. How leaders explain change. How strategy is framed...
by Vanessa | Mar 1, 2026 | Insights
Why scaling firms, PE-backed companies, and CFO-led organizations lose momentum when communication lags behind direction In growing organizations, strategy rarely stands still. Markets shift. Capital enters. Leadership evolves. Operating models expand. Risk profiles...
by Vanessa | Feb 20, 2026 | Insights
Most executives do not struggle with writing. They struggle with deciding what is worth saying publicly — and what it will actually do once it’s said. When leaders tell me they “need thought leadership,” what they usually mean is that they feel pressure to be visible....
by Vanessa | Mar 25, 2020 | Legacy
The confusion set in immediately.“So it’s 167 King?”“No, 193.”“I thought you said 167?”“That’s the name of the restaurant, 167 Raw. But the address is 193.”167, 193, 289. Potato, Potahto,East Bay Street. At 167 Raw, the menu lets you know it’s all “space potatoes”...
by Vanessa | Feb 19, 2020 | Legacy
An iconic moment in subculture, reinvented. Gulp Fiction Vincent: What the fried rice is this place? Mia: This is “Jackrabbit Filly.” A Genghis man should love it. Vincent: Come on, Mia. Let’s go and get some marinated mackerel ($13). Mia: You can...
